2011

12/21/2011STScI-2011-4217.Distant Galaxy Bursts with Stars
One of the most distant galaxies known, called GN-108036, dates back to 750 million years after the Big Bang that created our universe. The galaxy's light took 12.9 billion... (More)

9/9/2009STScI-2009-2529.Hubble Opens New Eyes on the Universe
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is back in business, ready to uncover new worlds, peer ever deeper into space, and even map the invisible backbone of the universe. (More)

8/4/2005STScI-2005-2044.Hubble Spies a Zoo of Galaxies
Gazing deep into the universe, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has spied a menagerie of galaxies. Located within the same tiny region of space, these numerous galaxies display... (More)

7/22/2004STScI-2004-2146.A Day in the Lives of Galaxies
Like a photographer clicking random snapshots of a crowd of people, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has taken a view of an eclectic mix of galaxies. In taking this picture... (More)

4/10/2003STScI-2003-1252.Far-Flung Supernovae Shed Light on Dark Universe
New Hubble Space Telescope observations of a pair of very distant exploding stars, called Type Ia supernovae, provide new clues about the accelerating universe and its mysterious... (More)

1/8/1998STScI-1998-0265.Hubble Pinpoints Distant Supernovae
Peering halfway across the universe to analyze light from exploded stars that died long before our Sun even existed, the Hubble telescope has allowed astronomers to determine that the expansion... (More)

1996

12/17/1996STScI-1996-3767.Hubble Census Tracks a Stellar "Baby Boom"
Analyzing the pictures of some of the most distant galaxies in the universe, astronomers are uncovering intriguing new evidence that the Big Bang was followed by a stellar... (More)

11/19/1996STScI-1996-3568.Hubble Surveys the "Homes" of Quasars
Dramatic Hubble telescope pictures reveal that quasars live in a remarkable assortment of galaxies, many of which are violently colliding. This complicated picture suggests... (More)